Finland Will 'Not Create A Farce' Over Yesterday's Reports That Depth Charges Were Dropped On A Suspected Russian Submarine

Business Insider: Finland dropped 6 depth charges on a suspected Russian submarine but says it doesn't want to 'create a farce'

The Finnish government is refusing to confirm whether it believes that a submarine — presumably from Russia — entered its territorial waters because it's worried about a repeat of the "farce" that Swedish authorities got themselves into after submarine sightings there last October.

Commodore Olavi Jantunen, chief of operations in the Finnish navy, told local broadcasters that the navy had identified a "possible underwater object" at noon on Monday and had sent vessels to investigate after it was spotted again early Tuesday morning.

Update: Coast Guard begins preliminary enquiry into suspected territorial violation -- YLE

WNU Editor: The Russians are not impressed .... Stockholm Syndrome: Finland Starts Seeing 'Secret Submarines' (Sputnik).